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Benson

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Comedy

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

Created by:
Susan Harris
Cast:
Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Missy Gold
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
ABC

Episode guide

Seasons

8 available

Season 6

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

The Scandal

1984-09-21 · 30m

While going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.

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E02

Episode 2

The Inheritance

1984-09-28 · 30m

Benson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.

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E03

Episode 3

Let's Get Physical

1984-10-12 · 30m

Benson's pleasure turns to panic when the attractive doctor who conducted his physical wants to meet him to discuss the results.

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E04

Episode 4

The Campaign

1984-10-19 · 30m

After Benson decides to run for Lieutenant Governor, he learns that the man who offers money to his campaign will have to benefit from Benson by doing him special political ""favors.""

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E05

Episode 5

The Election

1984-10-26 · 30m

When Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.

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E06

Episode 6

Made in Hong Kong (1)

1984-11-02 · 30m

Benson, the Governor, Clayton, and Kraus go off to Hong Kong where Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and kinapped by a fashion tycoon and her henchmen.

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E07

Episode 7

Made in Hong Kong (2)

1984-11-09 · 30m

Benson, in help from the Police, is persued while trying to rescue the captured Governor and Kraus, who earlier attempted to rescue Clayton from Lady Van Dyne.

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E08

Episode 8

Hello, We Must Be Going

1984-11-16 · 30m

Benson plans to have Kraus become Lieuteant Governor Benson's assistant. But things get screwed up when a nebbish with political clout is hired instead.

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E09

Episode 9

Double Date

1984-11-23 · 30m

Benson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".

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E10

Episode 10

Taking it to the Max

1984-11-30 · 30m

Benson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.

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E11

Episode 11

The Reunion

1984-12-07 · 30m

Benson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.

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E12

Episode 12

Make War, Not Love

1984-12-14 · 30m

A Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.

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E13

Episode 13

Home for Christmas

1984-12-21 · 30m

As he is walking on the sidewalk during a Christmas rush, he trips and falls. While he is unconscious, he dreams about Christmas with his mother (Beah Richards).

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Episode 14

On the Road

1985-01-11 · 30m

Benson tries to investigate Kraus when she doesn't show up for a while. Kraus returns to acting and Benson disguises himelf as a limo driver to try and get her back.

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E15

Episode 15

Take This Job and Love It

1985-01-18 · 30m

Benson gets surrounded in red tape when he takes on the city mayor who pans to outlaw breakdancing in public places.

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E16

Episode 16

Making Change

1985-01-25 · 30m

Benson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.

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E17

Episode 17

Solid Gold

1985-02-01 · 30m

On a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.

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E18

Episode 18

The Oval Office

1985-02-08 · 30m

While being called in from President Reagan on account of a remark Benson made, Benson and the Governor reach The Oval Office, and while waiting for the President, the two get trapped in there.

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E19

Episode 19

Mid-life Cowboy

1985-02-15 · 30m

An exhausted Governor Gatling decides to play cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.

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E20

Episode 20

Scenario

1985-02-22 · 30m

Benson, the Governor, and everyone in the mansion go to the bomb cellar to try and prepare for a nuclear attack against the United States.

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E21

Episode 21

Dubois: Portrait of a Politician

1985-03-15 · 30m

While the Governor is away on business, Benson is responsible for the work that needs to get done. In this particular case, Benson vetoes a bill that the Governor agreed to sign.

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Episode 22

Katie's Cousin

1985-03-22 · 30m

Katie's wild and undisciplined cousin Laura persuades Katie to lie to her father about sleeping at a friends and really go to a bar to pick up College men. You know what really flies when Benson and Clayton go to the same bar to get a drink and see them. Benson confronts Katie that he won't tell on her, it's up to her to decide whether or not to tell her dad or not.

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E23

Episode 23

The Bookburner

1985-03-29 · 30m

Benson's tie-breaking vote on a school bill leads to a major conflict with a powerful senator and a book-burning incident.

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E24

Episode 24

Jung at Heart

1985-04-05 · 30m

When Clayton's name is passed over at the table of the Man of the Year Award, an award given by the Press, Clayton tries to capture Benson's personality so that he can win the award.

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Cast

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Benson DuBois

James Noble

James Noble

Eugene Gatling

Inga Swenson

Inga Swenson

Gretchen Kraus

Missy Gold

Missy Gold

Katie Gatling

René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois

Clayton Endicott III

Billie Bird

Billie Bird

Rose Cassidy

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